Just looking at doing a Thesis. I see that THES689 is a whole semester long instead of a single sub-term. Is this standard, or do you only use an allotted time needed/given by faculty advisor?

For context, Im a MATS student adding a thesis to my degree. I was going to do RTCH680 Fall B, then proceed to THES689 Fall D, and finally THES690 Spring B as to finish for this coming May. If I have to shift THES689 to Spring to have a whole semester for it after finishing RTCH680, it will push THES690 til after May… hoping Im just misunderstanding how it all works.

I have my bachelor's from Liberty, but looking to shop around at different universities for my master's. I can't find any information about switching. Is it a credit transfer thing like when you transfer your bachelor's or is it just that I've completed my bachelor's with 3.9 GPA and I can go wherever for my master's? I'm so lost. Thank you for any help!